Friday, November 27, 2015

Crossover Cover: Sex, Lies, and Private Eyes

This anthology from Moonstone includes two crossovers. In C.J. Henderson's "The Mind of the Dead," psychometrist
Lai Wan comes to the aid of Carl Kolchak when they turn out to be
investigating the same series of crimes.Kolchak
also encountered Lai Wan in Spring 1997 during the events of
Henderson and Joe Gentile’s novel Partners
in Crime.
September 15 is a Saturday, placing this story in 1997 as well, after
Partners
in Crime.
“The Mind of the Dead” does not address whether Kolchak and Lai
Wan have met before. In John Lutz's "Recreational Vehicle," a St.
Louis private eye named Nudger travels to Florida to help his
girlfriend’s aunt and uncle, who are being blackmailed, and works
with his fellow P.I. Fred Carver to resolve the situation. Lutz’s
P.I. Fred Carver is in the CU through a mention of Robert B. Parker’s
eye Spenser in his first appearance, Tropical
Heat,
as well as a brief appearance in Robert J. Randisi’s Miles Jacoby
novel Hard
Look.
This crossover brings in Lutz’s other series P.I. character, Alo
Nudger.